Today we are checking out the Patriot Javelin S4, a 4-bay NAS device capable of supporting up to 12TB of storage along with many other noteworthy features. Aimed at home users, this budget orientated desktop NAS device is designed to deliver affordable features and performance...

As the name suggests Patriot specialize in the production of memory related products such as DDR memory modules, Flash Media products and SSD (Solid-State Disk) technology. However they have also expanded their peripheral range over the past few years, offering products such as media players and external storage solutions.

The Patriot Box Office was one of the best media players I had tested when it was released almost a year ago now. On the other hand their NAS products have not been quite as exciting, as the Valkyrie 2-Bay NAS with its embedded 500MHz processor and 128GB of RAM raised few eyebrows.

Nevertheless, all this looked as though it might change with the announcement of the Javelin S4 back in January of 2011. However after months of waiting, the product never showed up and we quickly moved on. Mid-way through the year the Javelin S4 did start to appear online and today stock is readily available at an asking price of $350 US.

At this price the Patriot Javelin S4 is amongst the cheapest 4-bay devices available, sharing that title with the Thecus N4100PRO. The only other budget orientated 4-day NAS worth mentioning is the Synology DS411j which is currently fetching $360.

The question is, while the Thecus N4100PRO is powered by an AMD Geode LX800 500MHz processor with 256MB of RAM, and the Synology DS411j utilizes the Marvell Kirkwood 88F6281 1.2GHz processor with 128MB of RAM, what is the Javelin S4 loaded with? Well that question and many more will be answered shortly...

Posted on: 09/21/2011 12:55 PM
what a funny name for such a product, javelin still it does seem like pretty good value really.

ProX

Posted on: 09/21/2011 10:06 PM
Not bad for $350 but you would only buy it if you needed a cheap 4-bay NAS for an 8TB or 12TB setup. Otherwise you would be better looked after with something like the DS211+ with 4TB or 6TB of storage. Its much faster and has much more powerful software.

i am curious how can there be such a huge disparity in the intel NASPT test results?

Not sure what to tell you really. Without knowing their full setup and the version of the software they used it is difficult to say. Their testing isn't exactly in-depth so take it as you will.

Gareth

Posted on: 09/10/2012 12:47 AM
"Finally found in the bottom of the case is the power supply, which happens to be a power brick. Patriot has tucked away an EDAC AC adapter rated for an output of 100watts (12v/8.33amps). The model number is EA11003E-120 and can be found online for just $30 US. Furthermore, replacing this component yourself is very quick and easy to do."

Can you please post any links to these powersupplys. I have been looking everywhere for a replacement of one that stopped working a few months ago. Any leads much appreciated.